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World J Diabetes. Oct 15, 2026; 17(10): 125355
Published online Oct 15, 2026. doi: 10.4239/wjd.125355
Table 1 Comparison of baseline clinical characteristics in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, n (%)/mean ± SD
Variables
Total (n = 648)
Non-MASLD (n = 380)
MASLD (n = 260)
P value
Age (year)57.19 ± 13.0760.68 ± 11.7952.25 ± 13.23< 0.001
Duration (year)5.00 (2.00, 14.00)8.00 (2.75, 15.00)3.00 (1.00, 9.25)< 0.001
SBP (mmHg)139.68 ± 18.44139.37 ± 19.41140.10 ± 16.980.611
DBP (mmHg)82.89 ± 12.3680.77 ± 11.9685.88 ± 12.31< 0.001
BMI (kg/m2)26.41 ± 4.5125.11 ± 3.7628.26 ± 4.84< 0.001
WC (cm)96.44 ± 12.1593.33 ± 11.16100.85 ± 12.16< 0.001
HC (cm)102.25 ± 10.2899.88 ± 8.95105.60 ± 11.09< 0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)3.09 ± 0.943.03 ± 0.923.19 ± 0.960.034
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.23 ± 0.301.26 ± 0.291.19 ± 0.310.003
TG (mmol/L)2.20 ± 2.651.81 ± 2.282.74 ± 3.03< 0.001
TC (mmol/L)4.95 ± 1.384.80 ± 1.295.17 ± 1.480.001
ALT (U/L)23.00 (16.00, 35.00)19.00 (14.00, 28.25)29.00 (20.00, 45.00)< 0.001
AST (U/L)19.00 (15.00, 26.00)17.00 (14.00, 22.00)22.00 (17.00, 33.00)< 0.001
FBG (mmol/L)9.37 ± 3.369.14 ± 3.519.69 ± 3.110.043
HbA1c (%)8.64 ± 2.068.58 ± 2.178.73 ± 1.890.367
BUN (mmol/L)5.69 ± 2.445.77 ± 2.085.56 ± 2.870.273
UA (mmol/L)341.55 ± 101.79325.64 ± 95.85364.10 ± 105.81< 0.001
Scr (mmol/L)64.88 ± 24.2665.53 ± 25.0963.96 ± 23.050.416
Hcy (μmol/L)14.17 ± 7.3513.74 ± 6.2314.76 ± 8.670.082
RBC (× 1012/L)4.66 ± 0.584.56 ± 0.594.80 ± 0.52< 0.001
Hb (g/L)142.18 ± 19.37138.74 ± 19.37147.05 ± 18.32< 0.001
WBC (× 109/L)6.20 ± 1.865.98 ± 1.696.51 ± 2.04< 0.001
PLT (× 109/L)224.57 ± 60.02218.11 ± 58.58233.73 ± 60.950.001
eGDR5.85 ± 2.466.30 ± 2.435.21 ± 2.36< 0.001
Sex---0.025
Male375 (57.87)206 (54.21)169 (63.06)-
Female273 (42.13)174 (45.79)99 (36.94)-
Smoking---0.362
No200 (30.86)112 (29.47)88 (32.84)-
Yes448 (69.14)268 (70.53)180 (67.16)-
HT---0.030
No289 (44.60)183 (48.16)106 (39.55)-
Yes359 (55.40)197 (51.84)162 (60.45)-
eGDR quantile---< 0.001
Q1162 (25.00)65 (17.11)97 (36.19)-
Q2162 (25.00)99 (26.05)63 (23.51)-
Q3162 (25.00)101 (26.58)61 (22.76)-
Q4162 (25.00)115 (30.26)47 (17.54)-


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